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ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Rochester, whose fortunes have risen and fallen with the demand for futuristic technologies from former powerhouses like Xerox and Kodak, is looking for its next big breakthrough in the field of integrated photonics, a light science with the potential to transform communications, medicine and national defense. "You've gone from making Brownie...

GENEVA, July 24- The World Trade Organization finalized a list of 201 information technology products to be freed from import tariffs in a $1.3 trillion deal on Friday, but said it was still short of the critical mass of countries needed to put it into force. Removing tariffs on trade worth $1.3 trillion is expected to give a $190 billion boost to the world economy.

GENEVA/ WASHINGTON, July 24- World Trade Organization members met in Geneva on Friday trying to finalise a deal to cut tariffs on $1 trillion of information technology products from video games to medical equipment. The United States said a deal had been struck, but WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo postponed a press conference at which he and the talks'...

Technology manufacturers like General Electric Co, Intel Corporation, Texas Instruments Inc, Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co are among companies expected to benefit from the deal. "That definitely impacts Intel and that's important but also as important are the other technologies that it covers that were not even dreamt of when the original ITA was...

July 22- Texas Instruments Inc forecast lower-than-expected third-quarter revenue, hurt by weak demand for its chips for industrial and communications equipment and personal computers. Texas Instruments generated about 48 percent of its revenue last year from selling chips to makers of industrial and communication equipment such as factory...

July 22- Texas Instruments Inc reported a 1.8 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by weak demand for its chips for communications equipment. The company's revenue fell to $3.23 billion in the second quarter, from $3.29 billion a year earlier. Texas Instruments said net income rose to $696 million, or 65 cents per share, in the quarter ended June 30, from $683...

NEW YORK, July 17- Google Inc's strong quarterly results, which unleashed a massive surge in its shares on Friday, has investors feeling upbeat heading into next week's tech-heavy slate of earnings reports. Among the numerous tech companies releasing earnings next week are International Business Machines, Microsoft Corp and Apple, all of which are expected to...

BRUSSELS/ FRANKFURT, July 16- European Union antitrust regulators are investigating whether one of the world's biggest chipmakers, Qualcomm, uses illegal tactics to shut out rivals, six years after slapping a record 1 billion euro fine on Intel for a similar offence. Qualcomm has been feeling the heat from regulators in Europe, the United States, China, Japan and...

TORONTO, July 13- BlackBerry Ltd named Carl Wiese as head of global sales on Monday, an appointment that comes at a critical juncture for the smartphone industry pioneer, which needs to spur top-line growth in order for its turnaround efforts to succeed. Wiese has spent the past 12 years at Cisco Systems, first heading advanced technology sales and later its...

NEW YORK, June 19- Texas Instruments Inc could be gearing up to make the next big deal in what has already been a record-breaking year for semiconductor M&A, industry bankers and analysts said. The Dallas, Texas- based chipmaker, which has a market capitalization of $56 billion, has so far stayed on the sidelines as peers Intel Corp, Avago Technologies Ltd and NXP...

*Car companies use Nvidia's "supercomputer on a chip". DETROIT, May 14- It took Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia Corp the better part of a decade to gain acceptance as a global automotive supplier, a lesson for other technology firms hoping to make a similar transition from consumer electronics to car components. Nvidia had a thriving business in supplying...

BRUSSELS, May 8- EU antitrust regulators are asking Qualcomm's rivals how the U.S. chipmaker's business practices and the way it licenses its products affect them, as part of an investigation begun seven months ago, a document seen by Reuters showed. Qualcomm has been feeling the regulatory heat in Europe, the United States, China, Japan and South Korea in recent...